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Ibn Khallikan's biographical dictionary. Translated from the Arabic by Bn. Mac Guckin de Slane. 4 vols.
Publication Details
Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1842 CE–1871 CE.
Begun in 1256, this eight-volume biographical dictionary of Islamic scholarship and literature entitled Wafayāt al-aʿyān wa-anbāʾ abnāʾ az-zamān (وفيات الأعيان وأنباء أبناء الزمان) ('Deaths of Eminent Men and the Sons of the Epoch'), was completed in 1274. Khallikān documented the lives of notable writers, scientists, religious and legal scholars.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #12683 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/14928 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | ibn-khallikans-biographical-dictionary-translated-from-the-arabic-by-bn-mac-guckin-de-slane |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Paris